AvaSure’s TeleSitter is a virtual observation system that enables remote audio and video monitoring of patients at risk of falls.
Virtual monitoring company AvaSure and telemedicine company Equum Medical announced on tuesday Their collaboration aims to help hospitals address critical nurse shortages and improve the safety of patients harmed by the ongoing staffing crisis.
in Belmont, Michigan AvaSure and New York City horse Indicates that each company is bringing a different asset to the league. For AvaSure, it’s a 24-7 virtual technology monitoring solution used in hospital wards across the country. The company’s TeleSitter is a virtual observation system that enables remote audio and video monitoring of patients at risk of falls. Equum Medical provides medical services through telemedicine and clinical transformation teams to help integrate the technology. It will host the monitoring services of the company’s virtual care collaboration center in Nashville.
Even before Covid-19, research showed that the medical staffing crisis was only getting worse. An oft-cited study, published in the American Journal of Quality in Medicine, predicts a shortage of 510,394 nurses by 2030. Staff shortages have been linked to an increase in costly and dangerous adverse events such as falls in hospitals.
As hospitals scramble to recruit more healthcare workers, they are also looking for technology solutions to help fill the human resource gap.This includes AI-based solutions provided by companies such as jevionand telemedicine For everything from specialty care to 24/7 patient monitoring.A range of companies such as AMC Health and Vitality and healthwhich provides remote patient monitoring.
But AvaSure and Equum said their partnership recognized the need for an affordable and easy-to-adopt turnkey solution for virtual care.
“This partnership of telehealth leaders responds to client demand for cost-effective solutions that make the most of increasingly scarce care resources,” said Lisbeth Waterruba, AvaSure’s chief innovation officer, in a statement. “We want to give nurses the freedom to practice on their licenses and provide clinical care without constantly worrying about patients at risk of falls or responding to routine requests from patients.”
Both AvaSure and Equum are portfolio companies of the Heritage Group, a healthcare-focused private equity firm. An Equum spokeswoman said no funds have changed hands specifically for the partnership. But in August, Heritage provided Equum Medical with growth funding to enhance its service model and expand the reach of its team of clinicians, according to the company. This includes support for new telehealth products such as AvaSure’s TeleSitter.
“This is both a natural extension of our core telehealth service and a new approach to addressing the deteriorating safety of our patients,” Equum CEO Dr. Corey Scurlock said in a statement. “We look forward to expanding and deepening this service to include specialist care and improve patient flow throughout the hospital.”
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